France upset Spain 65-52 in front of its stunned fans in the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup on Thursday. After dominating its first six games and blowing out France by 24 points in the group phase, Spain appeared to be the main candidate to dethrone the United States in a possible final that would have been a rematch of the past two Olympic gold-medal games. But France defended well and rebounded even better to ruin Spain's quest for a title for a second straight summer. Last summer, Tony Parker helped France end Spain's quest for a third consecutive European title. This time, Spain had several reasons to believe it...
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